Podcast #170: OPV in the 21st century
In the final part of 'Just Vote 1', Ben runs through how parties encouraged voters to not number preferences to get a political advantage...
Victorian candidate update – will it be bigger than 2022?
I have recently completed another update of my candidate list for the Victorian state election, and you should now see longer lists of candidates...
Grab the first ever Tally Room merch!
With the Victorian state election coming up, and the first Tally Room live show, I thought I would have a go at making some...
New DemosAU MRP – how a small swing costs a lot of seats
DemosAU has now published four MRP polls over the last year - the very large polls that involve projecting the result in every seat....
Podcast #169 – Just Vote 1: Labor turns to OPV, and turns away
In the second part of 'Just Vote 1', Ben looks at the history of optional preferential voting from the 1950s to the 1990s: the...
Podcast #168 – Just Vote 1: The rise of preferential voting
In the first in a three-party election history series about Optional Preferential Voting called 'Just Vote 1', Ben explores the rise of preferential voting...
Tickets on sale for Tally Room Live in Melbourne
The first Tally Room live podcast recording will be held on Tuesday December 1 in Melbourne, just days after the Victorian state election.
Tickets are...
Tally Room Live – after the Victorian election
I'm excited to announce I will be doing a live recording of the Tally Room podcast on the Tuesday after the Victorian state election,...
Population figures published for QLD federal redistribution
The Australian Electoral Commission has officially opened the first round of submissions for the federal redistribution of Queensland. The state will maintain thirty electorates,...
The final blow to group voting tickets
A piece of legislation passed Victoria's upper house last night that seems set to abolish the last use of group voting tickets for public...